Free Game with Purchase of GCN

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Thanks Jean-Martin A. Nintendo confirmed to IGNcube today that beginning February 9 and running through May of this year, consumers who buy a GameCube for $149.99 at participating retailers will get a free game with the system courtesy of the company.
Buyers will be able to choose from four games, including: Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 0, Star Fox Adventures or Mario Party 4.

"It's an exciting program," said Nintendo of America's vice president of marketing and corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan. "It's a great opportunity come February for consumers to get their hands on the games that keep the folks at IGN up at night: Metroid Prime, Mario Party, Star Fox Adventures and Resdident Evil 0."

The more aggressive move by Nintendo could provide an extended boost to holiday sales of GameCube, which were solid, but noticeably behind a larger spike in demand for Microsoft's Xbox console.

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(1 reply) #1 PHROZTEDcoolerguy on 19 Jan 2003 - 03:50

Yay. Props to Nintendo. However, I also heard a rumor that Nintendo was gonna buy Capcom.

#1.1 Solarix on 19 Jan 2003 - 03:52

revers capcom and nintendo and ie ='s straight up hell

#2 Galley_SimRacer on 19 Jan 2003 - 05:16

And Sony will still sell zillions of PS2's!

(1 reply) #3 CarbonKnight on 19 Jan 2003 - 06:20

This is good news, cause I'll be buying a GameCube soon, thanks to the lovely Zelda. Why the hell is the GameCube's initials GCN???

#3.1 jago6498 on 19 Jan 2003 - 06:49

[neoquote=#3.0 by CarbonKnight]This is good news, cause I'll be buying a GameCube soon, thanks to the lovely Zelda. Why the hell is the GameCube's initials GCN???[/neoquote] No clue...it would make sense to have the initials be NGC. But who knows?

(2 replies) #4 [EvilBeAr] on 19 Jan 2003 - 07:13

Game Cube Nintendo = GCN?

#4.1 jago6498 on 19 Jan 2003 - 08:57

[neoquote=#4.0 by [EvilBeAr]]Game Cube Nintendo = GCN?[/neoquote] Well...DUH!!! j/k That part was obvious, but what we don't get is why they chose "GCN" instead of "NGC".

#4.2 Ti220 on 19 Jan 2003 - 19:13

[neoquote=#4.1 by jago6498][neoquote=#4.0 by [EvilBeAr]]Game Cube Nintendo = GCN?[/neoquote] Well...DUH!!! j/k That part was obvious, but what we don't get is why they chose "GCN" instead of "NGC".[/neoquote] Just call it a GC

#5 fubarshibby on 19 Jan 2003 - 08:52

well i guess the metroid prime part gives me an incentive to take advantage of that deal... METROID RULES!!

(3 replies) #6 btallack on 19 Jan 2003 - 09:01

My only logic with the acronym, as that all other modern consoles use three letter acronyms, (save only the dreamcast), all of which only have the console name in it, not the company. xbx, psx, ps2 However the Nintendo 64 did have the N in front, although it was the actual name of the console.

#6.1 Solarix on 19 Jan 2003 - 15:08

as in N64, as with PSX playstation where does the X come into play?

#6.2 daveS on 19 Jan 2003 - 17:57

psx was the dev codename for the console

#6.3 jago6498 on 19 Jan 2003 - 21:55

[neoquote=#6.2 by daveS]psx was the dev codename for the console[/neoquote] DOH! You beat me to it...

#7 Jstphish on 19 Jan 2003 - 19:05

I wish I wasn't a poor college student and could afford gaming again.

(1 reply) #8 Ti220 on 19 Jan 2003 - 19:18

I'm tired of paying top dollar for these things, and a year later, prices get slashed. I am never buying a video game system the year it was released again... I paid $100 for the GBA and $200 for the GC. I'm gona go back to buying used electronics...

#8.1 jago6498 on 19 Jan 2003 - 20:53

[neoquote=#8.0 by Ti220]I'm tired of paying top dollar for these things, and a year later, prices get slashed. I am never buying a video game system the year it was released again... I paid $100 for the GBA and $200 for the GC. I'm gona go back to buying used electronics...

[/neoquote] Why do you act surprised that they offer special deals or lower the prices? It's kind of a given that with a products life-cycle that the price is going to be dropped. It's gonna happen with [b]ANY[/b] product...not just game consoles.

(1 reply) #9 altontowersmania on 20 Jan 2003 - 16:41

Why are nintendo just releasing games which are old? ppl dont want to see those sames games such as mario, metroid prime, zelda and more. How much longer can nintendo survive wiv this technique. Why u think the xbox and ps2 sale more! The battle is the xbox n ps2....... the cube is flopping...cant u ppl see that?

#9.1 jago6498 on 20 Jan 2003 - 21:12

[neoquote=#9.0 by altontowersmania]Why are nintendo just releasing games which are old? ppl dont want to see those sames games such as mario, metroid prime, zelda and more. How much longer can nintendo survive wiv this technique. Why u think the xbox and ps2 sale more! The battle is the xbox n ps2....... the cube is flopping...cant u ppl see that?[/neoquote] Ok...wanna know why they are still developing games based on characters that are recognized [b]WORLDWIDE[/b]? Why is Sony still developing Gran Turismo games or why does Capcom still develop Mega Man/Rockman games? That's an easy question to answer...[b]BECAUSE THEY MAKE MONEY!!![/b] Mario is one of the [b]MOST RECOGNIZED[/b] characters in the video game industry...Nintendo was the company that saved the video game industry back in the Mid-80's. Last time I checked Nintendo was doing fine and was on par with Xbox is sales in the U.S. Personally I could really care less about the sales numbers in the U.K. b/c I don't live there. I also follow the sales numbers Japan b/c it seems to set the trends and shapes the future of the gaming industry. [quote]The battle is the xbox n ps2....... the cube is flopping...cant u ppl see that?[/quote] Are you a fanboy by any chance? I bet you are... I'm not trying to start a flame war or anything, just trying to say that the previous statement in question has TONS of flaws...

#10 haloscan on 22 Jan 2003 - 02:18

Interesting

#11 haloscan on 22 Jan 2003 - 03:11

#12 haloscan on 22 Jan 2003 - 06:53

Nice.......

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